

Eye On College Basketball
CBS Sports, College Basketball, Basketball, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, NBA Draft
CBS Sports’ official college basketball podcast is the most entertaining and informative of its kind. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander bring the sport into your ears at least three times per week with commentary, reporting, insider information and statistical analysis throughout college basketball all year long.
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Mar 6, 2024 • 56min
Purdue again shows why it can win it all; Florida the latest to expose Bama; Wake Forest is blowing this; UNLV’s fascinating resume
Purdue locked up another Big Ten regular season crown after a road win over ranked Illinois. But Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander ALSO have to walk you through the another bad Wake loss and more.Read - Norlander's Court Report(00:47) - Purdue wins another outright Big Ten title(14:00) - Florida dropped 105 on 'Bama(20:00) - Duke, UNC headed for a showdown on Saturday(23:15) - Bubble Uh-Oh's(36:26) - Big 12 whiparound(37:06) - Missouri: T-BAL(41:23) - Eastern Kentucky isn't going dancing(44:18) - Wednesday and Thursday games to know.Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribeYou can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast."Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.comVisit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7IjilwFor more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 4, 2024 • 1h 18min
UConn/Purdue/Houston or the field? Tennessee-Bama; Holy Shead; Big East bubble picture = CLOGGED; Gonzaga = LOCKED
Another loaded weekend is in the Books! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap everything, including the National Champs winning the Big East regular season title. Tennessee taking important steps to secure the 4th No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, ACC Bubble Teams taking inopportune L's at the wrong time and more!(00:47) - The Big East runs through UConn(20:45) - Are the Vols the fourth no. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament?(28:57) - Big 12 Spotlight(35:24) - Big Ten Whiparound(43:59) - SEC Whiparound(53:00) - Bubble Winners(1:03:53) - Bubble Losers(1:08:50) - Monday and Tuesday games to knowEye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribeYou can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast."Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.comVisit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7IjilwFor more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 1, 2024 • 1h 10min
MARCH 🏀 MARCH 🏀MARCH 🏀 MARCH 🏀 MARCH 🏀 🗣️PLAY THE MUSIC! 🎸
WELCOME TO MARCH! But first Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander preview Tennessee vs Alabama for the likely SEC Regular season title game. Give their observations on Gonzaga's quest for an At-Large bid to the NCAA tournament AND they pick some games.00:45 - It's Bama vs. Tennessee for the SEC lead13:50 - Gonzaga gets another big win but St. Mary's wins WCC regular season championship22:50 - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 21 Dayton (-4) at Loyola Chicago29:14 - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - No. 7 Kansas at No. 15 Baylor32:16 - Final Four And 1, Game 3 - No. 5 Marquette at No. 12 Creighton (-4)36:00 - Final Four And 1, Game 4 - No. 1 Houston (-7) at Oklahoma44:55 - Final Four And 1, Game 5 - No. 4 Tennessee at No. 14 Alabama (-1)47:40 - We Pick Division 3 NCAA Tournament games!Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribeYou can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast."Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.comVisit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7IjilwFor more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 28, 2024 • 58min
BYU topples No. 7 Kansas IN Phog Allen; Reed Sheppard goes nuclear in final 90 seconds vs. Miss St.
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap a wild early part of the college basketball week that saw BYU earn their first win ever in Phog Allen Fieldhouse. Plus Reed Sheppard snatches a win from the jaws of defeat against Mississippi State.(00:41) - BYU cuts through the Phog(15:00) - Reed Sheppard went God Mode vs Miss St.(24:00) - Jarod Lucas might've hit the shot of the season(31:13) - Texas stomps Texas Tech(33:24) - Wake loses to Notre Dame(37:50) - RJ Davis went nuts against Miami(47:17) - Wednesday and Thursday games to knowEye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribeYou can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast."Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.comVisit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7IjilwFor more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 26, 2024 • 1h 16min
Pitino White Suit magic; Duke-Wake inflames court-storm discourse; Sparty gets Diebler’d; Kentucky 🔥🔥; Houston beast mode + more
Well ... that was some weekend. We start with the Johnnies and Rick Pitino donning the white suit at Madison Square Garden. Then, it has to be done: A re-heat of the court-storm debate. Parrish and Norlander half-agree. Which solution is more relaistic? PLUS, an elongated whiparound of the weekend to get you ready for the Monday and Tuesday games. (00:55) - Are St John's NCAA tournament hopes still alive? That, plus a deep dive on Duke-Wake, from the court storm to the actual game itself (38:05) - Thoughts on Dale Bonner's buzzer-beater for Ohio State, Houston's win at Baylor, Kentucky's blowout of Alabama and another dozen-plus results(1:05:49) - Monday and Tuesday games to watchEye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribeYou can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast."Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.comVisit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7IjilwFor more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 23, 2024 • 58min
Washington State’s sweep of Arizona = Cougs are CBB’s best story; Houston-Baylor; Bama-UK, Duke-Wake lead F4+1 picks
Washington State is all alone at the top of the Pac-12! Is Kyle Smith the National Coach of the Year? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that and the incredible story out of Pullman. Also, did you catch Dan Hurley's viral social media moment? We get into that, plus it's the Final Four And 1 presented by FanDuel.(00:37) - Wazzu stands alone(20:30) - Nova-UConn chat(29:48) - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 2 Houston (-3) at No. 11 Baylor(33:37) - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - No. 8 Duke (-1) at Wake Forest.(38:58) - Final Four And 1, Game 3 - No. 13 Alabama( -2) at No. 17 Kentucky(45:22) - Final Four And 1, Game 4 - No. 15 Creighton (-3) at St. John’s(50:14) - Other games to know this weekend.(51:45) - AND 1 - Texas at No. 9 Kansas (-6)Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribeYou can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast."Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.comVisit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7IjilwFor more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 21, 2024 • 57min
Creighton’s first-ever No. 1 W; Purdue/UConn/Houston No. 1 cases for each; Michigan St., UVa take bad Ls; Nova, Wake Forest earn bubbly wins
The champs went to Omaha in mid-February and got demolished. So, who's the new No. 1 in the Top 25 And 1? Oh, Parrish is READY.(00:37) - UConn loses in Omaha. Plus: Houston beats Iowa State.(25:41) - Will the real Michigan State please show up?(28:00) - ACC recap(34:30) - Utah State is balling. Danny Sprinkle on the short list for NCOY.(43:50) - Norlander is *FINALLY* done with Texas A&M(49:06) - Wednesday games to know — plus: Nata got married!Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribeYou can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast."Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.comVisit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7IjilwFor more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 19, 2024 • 1h 21min
Huge show: UConn finally jumps Purdue in GP's rankings, Kentucky's mega W @ Auburn; introducing the T-BAL metric (College Basketball 2/18)
Norlander's back from Alabama, but before we get to that, we must get to: Parrish finally caving and ranking UConn over Purdue. He has no choice at this point. The Huskies destroyed Marquette, while Purdue got Diebler'd at Ohio State. Plus: Kentucky's win at Auburn, with an on-the-scene report from Norlander, then a tour around the weekend, including why Houston is also a "great" team alongside UConn and Purdue; the Bad Losses of note; the T-BAL metric you need to know about NOW; an absurd run of quotes from Rick Pitino; and a remembrance of Lefty Driesell, who died over the weekend at age 92. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 16, 2024 • 45min
No. 1 UConn clashes with Marquette in our game of the week
The Eye on College Basketball guys get you ready for a great weekend of games.(00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:30) - Who are the No. 1 Seeds?(00:08:00) - National Coach of the Year Right Now (00:17:50) - Final Four and One#CollegeBasketball #CBB #NCAA #NCAAM #uconn #uconnhuskies #marquette #marquettebasketball #virginia #virginiacavaliers #wakeforest #bigeast #bigeasthoops To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 14, 2024 • 17min
🚨🚨 EMERGENCY POD: Ohio State FIRES Head Coach Chris Holtmann
Matt Norlander gives the background information on Chris Holtmann's departure from Ohio State and who Holtmann's replacement might be.Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribeYou can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast."Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.comVisit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7IjilwFor more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices